From the Rolls-Royce experimental archive: a quarter of a million communications from Rolls-Royce, 1906 to 1960's. Documents from the Sir Henry Royce Memorial Foundation (SHRMF).
The potential cause for a seized No. 5 big end bearing and the subsequent question of payment.
| Identifier | ExFiles\Box 146\1\ scan0279 | |
| Date | 8th June 1938 | |
| Sr/VAI/ET.8.6.38 - 3 - When testing the above car, we have always found the oil pressure to be good. It should not be overlooked that the failure of N°5 big end bearing may have been due to the bearing having cracked up and then finally seized. There is also the question as to who should pay. Sr VA. VdH. | ||